2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Alcohol Consumption

Binge Drinking
(CDC calculated variable)*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,030 3,525 86.7 85.4-87.9 505 13.3 12.1-14.6
-Non-Hispanic Black 662 598 90.9 88.1-93.0 64 9.1 7.0-11.9
GENDER
Male 256 225 88.4 83.3-92.2 31 11.6 7.8-16.7
Female 406 373 92.8 89.8-95.0 33 7.2 5.0-10.2
AGE
18-34 141 116 86.2 79.4-91.0 25 13.8 9.0-20.6
35-44 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 221 200 90.2 84.9-93.8 21 9.8 6.2-15.1
College Graduate 239 205 86.1 80.7-90.2 34 13.9 9.8-19.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 183 154 86.5 80.3-90.9 29 13.5 9.1-19.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 194 178 89.9 83.4-94.1 16 10.1 5.9-16.6
No 462 415 91.2 88.1-93.6 47 8.8 6.4-11.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 580 523 90.6 87.6-93.0 57 9.4 7.0-12.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 284 248 88.0 83.2-91.6 36 12.0 8.4-16.8
Regional City or Suburban County 175 159 90.5 84.1-94.5 16 9.5 5.5-15.9
Rural 203 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 377 327 87.2 83.0-90.6 50 12.8 9.4-17.0
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 328 284 88.6 84.4-91.7 44 11.4 8.3-15.6
HOUSING
Own 329 303 92.6 89.0-95.1 26 7.4 4.9-11.0
Rent 272 238 86.9 81.7-90.8 34 13.1 9.2-18.3
Other arrangement 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 206 190 92.2 87.0-95.5 16 7.8 4.5-13.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 161 145 90.5 84.2-94.5 16 9.5 5.5-15.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 295 263 90.0 85.6-93.2 32 10.0 6.8-14.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 138 122 87.5 79.3-92.7 16 12.5 7.3-20.7
2nd Quartile 237 211 90.0 85.1-93.4 26 10.0 6.6-14.9
3rd Quartile 191 175 92.3 87.0-95.6 16 7.7 4.4-13.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the alcohol consumption questions. This question was asked of all respondents.
Yes = Respondents who report they did drink in the past 30 days and who did have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past month.
No = Respondents who report they did not drink in the past 30 days or did NOT have five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on one or more occasions in the past month.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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